The trustees of the Stuart Stephens Memorial Hall in Penryn have been told they will need to give evidence of fundraising activity before being awarded a grant from the town council.

At a meeting of the full council, members agreed that the hall was an asset in the town used mainly by the elderly in the absence of any community centre, but a grant had been given to the hall in March - therefore in the previous financial year - on condition that the trustees endeavour to carry out fundraising activities to subsidise its running costs.

The community hall on West Street, which is run by a board comprising mainly town council members, last year made a net loss of £33.50, and in February the town council was told it would have been considerably worse if not for a previous grant from the council.

While the council - excluding members who sit on the trust of the hall - discussed the most recent grant, the town clerk told them that as the clerk to the trustees she was not aware of any fundraising having taken place.

The council resolved to defer a decision on a grant of £2,000 towards until September 2016, pending evidence of fundraising by the trust.